[s-cars] New motor mounts

[Sean Douglas]

Chris:

The part numbers are the same, 443 199 379 D, you will see a white blob
of paint indicating the D-suffix (white=weiss).

Yes, on jackstands.

Sean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:30 PM
> To: Sean Douglas; Scar
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] New motor mounts
> 
> 
> Sean,
> 
> My new motor mounts arrived Tuesday, I plan on replacing them 
> this weekend (If I can fix my jack).
> 
> There were two different part numbers for each mount, but 
> they look the same to my untrained eye.
> 
> Did yo notice anything different between the two mounts?
> I assume you lifted your car up and put it onjack stands right?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> 
> --- Sean Douglas <quattro20v at telus.net> wrote:
> 
> > Installed both engine mounts today, not too hard, took me about 3 
> > hours including wrestling with the belly pan.
> > 
> > Driver side, easy.
> > 
> > The turbo side one is not that hard to get out, a long 
> extension with 
> > a u-joint on the end and you can reach down between the turbo and
> > exhaust
> > manifold to get the top bolt. A socket will not reach the bottom
> > nuts,
> > so a combo wrench is used. It would be easier with a gear wrench.
> > 
> > Make sure to support the engine with a floor jack under the oil pan.
> > 
> > Hint, after removing the hardware, jack up on the engine to 
> lift it as
> > high as will go, this will give you more clearance to maneuver the
> > mounts out.
> > 
> > Shifting has improved, still not as tight as I want and the trans 
> > mounts were done about 2 months ago.
> > 
> > Looks like a new snub mount is on the horizon.
> > 
> > Sean Douglas
> > 
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